[Amended 4-11-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
The minimum number of accessory off-street parking
spaces shall conform to the requirements of Appendix A, Table of General
Use Requirements,[1] except that:
A.
The Planning Board, in conjunction with site development
plan approval, may permit a reduction in the number of developed parking
spaces where adequate accessible reserve areas are available and designated
on the plan as areas for overflow parking.
B.
The Planning Board may reduce the required number
of parking spaces upon demonstration by the applicant that the required
number exceeds the actual peak parking hour (annual) and a demonstration
that such reduction would not induce parking on public ways or result
in hazardous conditions for vehicles and pedestrians within or proximate
to the site. This reduction by the Planning Board may not exceed 25%
of the normally required amount.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the
end of this chapter.
A.
Location. Areas which may be considered as open or
enclosed off-street parking spaces include any private garage, carport
or other area available for parking, other than a street, entrance
and exit lanes or a driveway, except that no vehicle shall be parked
or stored in any required fire lane. A driveway beyond a required
front yard for a one-family or two-family residence may count as one
parking space. Where feasible, all driveways serving nonresidential
uses shall include an adequate turnaround area to eliminate the need
for backing onto a public road.
[Amended 1-28-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
B.
Size of spaces. Minimum parking stall width shall
be nine feet, except that the Planning Board or the Building Inspector
may reduce stall widths for employee parking areas to 8 1/2 feet.
[Amended 1-28-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
C.
Parking facilities for the handicapped. Parking spaces
shall be reserved for the handicapped as required by state law and
as directed by the Planning Board. The location of such spaces shall
permit barrier-free access for the handicapped to proposed buildings
and facilities, when required. All such spaces shall be designated
by signs on stanchion as well as by ground markings.
D.
Compact car parking. Compact car parking spaces may
be permitted by the Planning Board, subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Compact car parking spaces shall be not less than
7.5 feet wide.
(2)
Compact car parking spaces shall be permitted only
for long-term parking use, such as for commuters or employees.
(3)
No more than 1/3 of the total off-street parking spaces
required by this chapter shall be designated for compact cars.
(4)
Compact car parking spaces shall be appropriately
signed.
A.
Access. Unobstructed access to and from a street shall
be provided for nonresidential uses. Such access shall consist of
at least one twelve-foot lane for parking areas with 20 or fewer spaces
and at least two twelve-foot lanes for parking areas with over 20
spaces. Access to roads shall include adequate turnaround area to
preclude the need for backing out onto the road right-of-way.
B.
Drainage and surfacing. All open parking areas shall
be properly drained, and all such areas shall be provided with a dustless
surface, except that grassed areas may be used at the discretion of
the Planning Board.
C.
Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or
enclosed, may be provided in spaces designated to serve jointly two
or more uses or owners, whether or not located on the same lot, provided
that the number of required spaces in such joint facilities shall
not be less than the total required for all such uses.
D.
Combined uses. When any lot contains two or more uses
having different parking requirements, the parking requirements for
each use shall apply to the extent of that use. Where one or more
such uses will be generating a demand for parking spaces primarily
during periods when the other use or uses is not or are not in operation,
the Planning Board may reduce the total parking spaces required by
50% of the parking spaces required for that use with the least requirement.
E.
Location and ownership. Required accessory parking
spaces shall be provided upon the same lot as the use to which they
are accessory or elsewhere, provided that all spaces therein are located
within 400 feet walking distance of such lot along the existing road
network. Parking spaces shall conform to all the requirements of the
district in which the parking spaces are located. In no event shall
such parking spaces be located in any residence district unless the
use to which the spaces are accessory is permitted in such residence
district. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to
which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restriction,
in form approved by the Village Attorney, binding the owner and his
heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available,
either throughout the existence of the use to which they are accessory
or until such spaces are provided elsewhere.
F.
On lots divided by district boundaries. When a parking
lot is located partly in one district and partly in another district,
the regulations for the district requiring the greatest number of
parking spaces shall apply to the entire lot. Parking spaces on such
lot may be located without regard to district lines, provided that
such parking spaces shall not be located in any residence district
unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted in such district.
G.
Requirements for parking spaces adjacent to lots in
any residence district. Wherever a parking area of over five spaces
abuts or is within 15 feet of a lot in any residence district, it
shall be screened from such residential lot by a substantial wall,
fence or thick hedge, approved by the Planning Board.
H.
Driveways. No driveway shall provide access to a lot
located in a nonresidential district across land in a residential
district.
A.
No commercial vehicle, as defined in § 255-6, may be parked out-of-doors overnight on any lot in any residential district or at a residential premises in a nonresidential district.
[Amended 1-28-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; 3-8-1988 by L.L. No.
2-1988; 1-22-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991; 9-16-1991 by L.L. No.
8-1991; 4-11-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
(1)
For the purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle
shall also include a house trailer, cab or tractor of a tractor trailer
unit, tractors, rollers, cranes, power shovels or any vehicle used
in the construction trade, snowplows, road sweepers, sand spreaders,
tank trailers, motor homes and buses.
(2)
The following shall not be considered to be commercial
vehicles:
(a)
A personal use vehicle, altered or constructed,
to be used for pleasure or recreational purposes to transport family
members, friends or possessions by the operator for nonbusiness purposes.
(b)
Vehicles belonging to the Village of Spring
Valley and used in the course of village business.
(c)
Taxicabs.
(d)
A vehicle used in the maintenance of a condominium,
cooperative or apartment complex having six or more units.
B.
Not more than one commercial vehicle of 25 feet or
less in length may be parked within a private garage in a residence
district.
[Amended 1-28-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
C.
No commercial vehicle or otherwise shall be parked
or stored on any unimproved lot.
One house trailer, recreation vehicle or boat
and boat trailer may be parked or stored on any developed residential
lot behind the front yard line. All other parking, storage or use
of such vehicles is prohibited. The use of such a vehicle for dwelling
purposes is prohibited.
A.
Off-street loading berths are required for all nonresidential
structures or uses. Nonresidential uses permitted in residential districts
shall have one loading berth with minimum dimensions of ten by forty-four
(10 x 44) feet and a clear height of 15 feet for the first 10,000
square feet of gross floor area and one additional berth of the same
dimensions for each additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor area
or major portion thereof. In NB, GB and HB Districts, there shall
be one loading berth with minimum dimensions of ten by sixty (10 x
60) feet with a clear height of 15 feet for the first 10,000 square
feet of gross floor area and one additional berth of the same dimensions
for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or major portion thereof.
In PLI Districts, there shall be one loading berth with minimum dimensions
of ten by sixty (10 x 60) feet with a clear height of 15 feet for
the first 20,000 square feet of gross floor area and one (l) additional
berth of the same dimensions for each 20,000 square feet of gross
floor area or major portion thereof. The Planning Board may modify
the minimum requirements where necessary to ensure proper circulation
and traffic safety or where such change would not create future difficulties
in the event that the structures or uses are changed to any other
use permitted by right in the district.
[Amended 1-28-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
B.
Location and access. Unobstructed access, at least
12 feet wide, to and from a street shall be provided to off-street
loading berths. Such access may be combined with access to parking
areas. No off-street loading berth shall be located between the street
line and the principal building. A loading berth shall not be located
in any required yard and shall be screened where visible from any
residential district boundary.
C.
Joint facilities. Loading berths may be provided in
spaces designed to serve jointly two or more adjacent establishments,
provided that the number of required berths in such joint facilities
shall not be less than the aggregate of all such requirements.
D.
On lots divided by district boundaries. When a lot
is located partly in one district and partly in another district,
the regulations for the district requiring the greater number of loading
berths shall apply to the entire lot. Loading berths on such lot may
not be located in any residence district unless the use to which they
are accessory is permitted in such district.
A.
Access near street intersections. No entrance or exit
for any accessory off-street parking area with more than four parking
spaces nor for any loading berth shall be located closer than 75 feet
from the intersection of any two designated street lines. This distance
shall be 100 feet for any signalized intersection or an intersection
providing for a designated left-turn storage lane on the same intersection
leg as the proposed access drive.
B.
Screening. Parking areas with more than four spaces
in a residential district shall be screened from all property lines,
including any roads bordering the property. All parking areas and
loading berths shall be screened from any residential district boundary
where visible. Such screening shall not obstruct sight distance. The
Planning Board may require landscaping between nonresidential use
parking areas to prevent massing of such areas and to protect the
character and compatibility of adjacent uses.
C.
Requirements for lighting. The Planning Board is empowered, subject to § 255-74A, to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to lighting systems for parking areas.
D.
Requirements for landscaping. The Planning Board is empowered, subject to § 255-74A, to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to landscaping systems for parking areas.
E.
Regulations for parking spaces. The Planning Board is empowered, subject to § 255-74A, to adopt rules and regulations providing for standard design of parking areas, including striping of stalls; provision of vehicle stops; control of traffic movements; and specifications for surfacing of required parking spaces.
Within a central business area, as defined by
the Village Board, any person required to provide off-street parking
for a building or use may request permission from the Village Board
to make a cash payment to a special parking fund in lieu of providing
all or a portion of the required parking spaces, subject to the following:
A.
The Village Board may, in its discretion, accept all
or a portion of the offered fee-in-lieu in substitution for all or
a portion of the required parking spaces. Where appropriate, it may
require the submission of studies and plans demonstrating that practical
considerations preclude the provision of such spaces by the applicant.
B.
The amount of the fee-in-lieu required in such cases
shall be established on a case by case basis by the Village Board,
based on the projected construction cost for municipal provision of
the required parking spaces, operating costs where the spaces are
not revenue-producing and any loss in taxes resulting from municipal
provision of such spaces. Provision may be made for periodic payment
of an amount to cover operation and maintenance costs.
C.
By acceptance of the fee-in-lieu, the Village of Spring
Valley undertakes to provide parking of a type, location and quantity
appropriate for the particular use within a reasonable period of time,
taking into account the existing supply and demand for parking in
the area of said use. The village may charge for the use of such spaces
an amount generally consistent with the charge for other publicly
provided parking in the same area.
D.
At least that portion of the fee-in-lieu which is
based on the projected construction cost shall be placed in a Village
of Spring Valley parking fund. The expenditure of revenues from such
parking fund shall be limited exclusively to those actions designed
to increase the quantity and/or the quality of parking spaces available
to serve properties within the central business area, as defined by
the Village Board.
